
          [? ? ?].

As to my Portuguese plants I am afraid few remain but such as they
line I shall send them by [?] very who will soon [?] you. That
interesting country has [?] been [?] & include the only original [?]
in the subject as those of [Motero?] & the others eminent Portugese [botanist?]
Essea le Lina spend his days in exile. The persecutions of the [?]
send [Brotiro?] with exile for [?] years & linnea for nearly cue his life
At present Botany is at a very low ebb the Royal Garden of Ajuda
near Lisbon is wretched & that at Coiruba State [?]. In but a
[? ?] for an english botanist who does not know the
language for every revolution has us look aset of [?] who
[crossed out: the] way [?] the traveller. It is true stranded in the midst of a
Civil War & held among guerillas but without variety may say
That very few could have done it & I was eshewed [?] &
found my success to the simple way in which I travelled & to a state
that assumed [?] managing the native character he he said Authors &
I [have?] always friends.

For our mineral collector is out of town so that there [?]
obtained any thing for you but shall keep you his friends & may
[?] Something before he set out for your country where [?] he
such as he deserves be successful.

Very sincerely yours
John Scouler

        